The African Queens (ep 182)

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English - February 08, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - ★★★★★ - 156 ratings
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Cleopatra-schmeopatra! Hear the stories of three queens of Africa who should also be household names. Starring the clever queen Moremi, the fierce queen Amanirenas, and the terrifying queen Ranavalona.
Links to all the research resources are on the website.
3:06 Moremi of Ife
10:54 Amanirena of Kush
23:00 Ranavalona I of Madagascar
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Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesilyan, Dan Henig.

Sources:
https://www.pulse.ng/bi/lifestyle/7-most-powerful-african-queens-in-history-you-need-to-know/dwhncf5
https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/amanirenas
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/queen-amanirenas-the-story-of-the-white-nile-nubi-archeress/bALSN3WTK_YEJA
https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/Who-Was-the-One-Eyed-Queen-Who-Defeated-Caesar
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/amanirenas-the-brave-one-eyed-african-queen-who-led-an-army-against-the-romans-in-24bc
https://historyofyesterday.com/madagascars-mad-queen-that-you-ve-never-heard-of-25e27ebe121d
https://www.madamagazine.com/en/die-schreckensherrschaft-ranavalonas-i/
https://oldnaija.com/2019/11/06/moremi-ajasoro-history-of-the-brave-queen-of-ile-ife/
https://www.pulse.ng/lifestyle/food-travel/queen-moremi-did-you-know-about-the-courageous-legend-whose-statue-is-the-tallest-in/hr4llg4
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/hausa-queen-amina-51267.php
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Congrats to Richard Enriquez, who won week 1 of #moxiemillion, by sharing the show to help it reach 1 million downloads this month!

Cleopatra-schmeopatra! Hear the stories of three queens of Africa who should also be household names. Starring the clever queen Moremi, the fierce queen Amanirenas, and the terrifying queen Ranavalona.

Links to all the research resources are on the website.

3:06 Moremi of Ife

10:54 Amanirena of Kush

23:00 Ranavalona I of Madagascar

Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs.

Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Become a patron of the podcast arts! Patreon or Ko-Fi. Or buy the book and a shirt.

Music: Kevin MacLeod, David Fesilyan, Dan Henig .

Sources:

https://www.pulse.ng/bi/lifestyle/7-most-powerful-african-queens-in-history-you-need-to-know/dwhncf5

https://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/amanirenas

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/queen-amanirenas-the-story-of-the-white-nile-nubi-archeress/bALSN3WTK_YEJA